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Disaster Description
Pass Christian is on Mississippi's coast and is one of the communities most devastated by Katrina. The 30-foot storm surge killed 22 people, destroyed nearly all business property, and damaged or destroyed 90 percent of the town's homes. Initially about 25 percent  of Pass Christian's 6,500 residents remained.
 
Like virtually all of its residents, city leaders suffered immense personal loss. City Hall is now in a doublewide trailer. The library is in a small trailer. The storm set back the city 150 years, to its early days as a rustic resort area. But many new houses are springing up and the city is being rebuilt.

MDS Response
MDS purchased property in Pass Christian and set up a long-term project with three mobile homes and a storage shed. Together with  the local recovery committee and readily available funds, MDS has completed 24 new builds, 15 major repairs and 42 minor repairs. Over the summer Pass Christian will be visited by youth groups from all over the US and Canada. MDS will continue it's work in Pass Christian this fall.

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Mr. R's home is nearly complete.

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Long-term volunteer in Pass Christian.

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Teaching youth volunteers in Pass Christian.

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Working on the trusses.

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Volunteers work in Pass Christian.

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Working up in the rafters.

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Working on the trusses.

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Top notch cooks prepare food for the volunteers at the Pass Christian Project.

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Volunteers from Pickens Mennonite Church work on the roof.

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Youth volunteers at the D house.

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Pass Christian, MS
MDS
503 Church Ave.
Pass Christian, MS 39571

Project Directors: Peter and Ada Bunnit
Tel: (228) 452-1114
Fax: (228) 452-1116
passchristian(at)mds.mennonite.net

Project Start Date:
October 2005


Volunteer Status: Project is closed.

Volunteers to Date: 3022

Jobs Started: 146

Jobs Completed: 143

Project End Date: TBA

Project schedule

April 10 -Project closed

June 14 - Project scheduled to re-open

Volunteer Information:
Please download and read the files listed below if you are planning and preparing for travel to work in Pass Christian.

Pass Christian Volunteer Information

Volunteer Information